John Thompson, a volunteer sexual assault services advocate at 360 Communities, with the Lakeville nonprofit’s director of violence prevention, Ann Sheridan, and President and CEO Jeff Mortensen. (Courtesy of 360 Communities)

John Thompson, a volunteer sexual assault services advocate with 360 Communities, is the recipient of the nonprofit’s annual Community Caring award.

Thompson, who is also a sexual assault responder in the Minnesota National Guard, received the award at 360 Communities’ 32nd annual domestic and sexual violence awareness luncheon Feb. 24 at Brackett’s Crossing Country Club in Lakeville.

The Burnsville-based nonprofit gives the award to “allies who have gone to great lengths to support violence prevention and intervention efforts in the community.”

In 2016, 360 Communities served about 3,200 survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault with counseling, court advocacy and other resources, while providing safe shelter to nearly 600 women and children at its two Lewis House locations in Eagan and Hastings.

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